[The U.S. plans to invest $874 million to support semiconductor research and development, with GlobalFoundries receiving up to $300 million in funding] BlockBeats News, July 29, the United States announced a letter of intent for a total investment of $874 million in semiconductor research and development to further strengthen domestic chip technology R&D capabilities. At the same time, the U.S. announced that the wafer foundry company GlobalFoundries will receive up to $300 million in government funding to support its semiconductor R&D and advanced manufacturing capacity building. (Jin10)